Gamer at the End of Time

  The 7th, 8th and 9th saw the annual Britcon gaming event run for the second year in Leicester, although it is the umpteenth time Britcon itself has run as it dates back tot he 1990's ... There was, of course, a MeG competition and this was open to any army dated 987CE onwards. In the end 18 players turned up to fight it out over 5 rounds. To see the results and the armies used, read on ...

  The third edition of the now regular Havoc on the Hamble competition was run on 16th May 2026. This is a one day competition of 3 games with a theme that all army commanders must be a named Legendary general. To see the lists used, read on ...

The annual Beachhead show took place in Bournemouth on 7th/8th February and there was, as usual, a MeG competition of 4 games over the 2 days. To see the lists used, read on ...

  The 2026 International Warlords Challenge was held in Brussels on the weekend on the 24th and 25th January. To see the lists used, read on ...

  As is now traditional the first UK MeG competition of the year was Ice and Fire held at Battlefield Hobbies in Daventry. This was the 5th year the event has been run. The theme, as in previous years, was "eastern-ish armies". To see the lists used, read on ...

The annual "SkullRollers" MeG competition was held at Battlefield Hobbies , Daventry, UK over the weekend of 25th/26th October. As ever it was an "open" competition and was 4 rounds of games. As I'm not a fan of "open" comps I wasn't planning to play but said I would if it would ensure even number to avoid any byes. As it turned out I did end up playing on the first day, but not the second as one player took ill and had to drop out. So to see how I did in the 2 games I played, read on ...

  The annual "SkullRollers" MeG competition was held at Battlefield Hobbies , Daventry, UK over the weekend of 25th/26th October. As ever it was an "open" competition and was 4 rounds of games. 28 players signed up and to see the lists used, read on ...

  So with the third day of Britcon dawning after a fairly genteel Saturday evening , it was back to the venue for the final 2 games of the MeG competition. The first game saw me facing Dave Gollop who was using Gupta Indian. To see how this, and the final game went, read on ...

  So after a good first game (see HERE for my write-up), slightly tinged by annoyance at the unexpected finish time, and a late finish to the following beer, it was back to the venue for the second day's games. The first game on the Saturday matched me against Paul Stovell using Later Carthaginian. To see how this, and the following game went, read on ...

  The MeG competition at Britcon was on the August bank holiday weekend this year as the BHGS had to change venues at short notice earlier in the year and the date had to change for the usual weekend to the bank holiday which impacted on attendance. However, 14 players made it for 5 rounds of games in Leicester. I chose to use Early Shatuo and to see what I chose and how they did in the first game, read on ...

  Friday 22nd to Sunday 24th of August 2025 was the MeG competition at Britcon. The BHGS had to change venues at short notice earlier in the year and the date had to change for the usual weekend to the bank holiday which impacted on attendance. However, 14 players made it for 5 rounds of games. To see the lists used read on ...

  In the US at KublaCon, the West Coast 15mm Mortem Et Gloriam Ancients Tournament took place on Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th May. 9 players took part over 4 rounds. For the list and results, read on ...

10th May 2025 saw the second running of the "Havoc on the Hamble: Myths and Legends" one day competition. All the armies had to be based around a named Legendary general such as: Alexander, Caesar, Boudica, Genghis Khan, Hannibal, Arthur or others. The list that were used follow ...

On 26th and 27th April 12 players attended the Ribble Rumpus MeG competition in Preston. The theme was "From the Euphrates to the Yangtze" and so was armies of a more eastern nature. Additionally they were restricted to be dated between 200 BCE and 1250 CE. I took a Former Yan army from the MeG Xianbei Kingdoms army list and after the first two games was leading the field with two big wins. To find out how day two went, read on ...

On 26th and 27th April 12 players attended the Ribble Rumpus MeG competition in Preston. The theme was "From the Euphrates to the Yangtze" and so was armies of a more eastern nature. Additionally they were restricted to be dated between 200 BCE and 1250 CE. I took a Former Yan army from the MeG Xianbei Kingdoms army list. To find out how my first 2 games went, read on ...

On 26th and 27th April 12 players attended the Ribble Rumpus MeG competition in Preston. The theme was "From the Euphrates to the Yangtze" and so was armies of a more eastern nature. Additionally they were restricted to be dated between 200 BCE and 1250 CE. Anyone interested in the full list of allowed armies should check it out HERE . To view the lists used please read on ...

  The weekend of the 1st/2nd March 2025 was the Kent Clash held, as you might guess, in Kent - at a private school in Sevenoaks to be more exact. All armies had to have at least 1 TuG of at least 2 Elephants that could be either from the main list or an allies list. Also there was a special "Elephant King" prize for the Commander whose army killed the most Elephants. The results as the list used can be found if you read on ...

  So after a first day of mixed fortunes in my games (win and losing draw) followed by a convivial evening involving Six nations rugby, beer and an Italian meal, the second day of the competition dawned bright and sunny. To see if I could improve on the first day read on ...

Here are the lists from the 2025 edition of the Ice and Fire Competition. As ever, we cannot vouch for the effectiveness of any of the lists (and note the comments on a couple of them) and you use any at your own risk ...